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Voting Summary

Immigration:

Voted very strongly for making the asylum system stricter by tightening the criteria for acceptance, setting tougher rules for allowable activities and making it easier for government agencies to remove asylum seekers.

Europe:

Voted moderately for holding another referendum on membership of the European Union.

NHS:

Voted strongly for GP Commissioning in the NHS (the policy that GPs should buy services such as out of hours care, ambulance services and hospital care on behalf of their patients).

Welfare:

Voted strongly for the UK state reducing spending on social security and welfare benefits, including state assistance provided via the tax system.

Increase Income Tax:

Voted strongly against increasing the top rate of income tax.

Increase VAT:

Voted strongly for increasing VAT.

Terrorism:

Voted very strongly for making the crime known as “Terrorism” different from murder and conspiracy to murder, having have its own special category for which the normal rights not to be detained without charge or trial can be summarily suspended at the whim of the Government.

Climate change:

Voted moderately against making the laws which enforce Climate Change policy as strong as possible.

Numerology

Has spoken in 55 debates in the last year, ranking 140th out of 649 MPs.

Has received answers to 37 written questions in the last year, above average amongst MPs.

People have made 25 annotations on this MP’s speeches, well above average amongst MPs.

Has voted in parliament in 77.32% of votes, ranking 213 out of 650 MPs.

Has rebelled against their party in 0.31% debates in the last year, ranking 498th out of 642 MPs.

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